Science Buddies

Science Buddies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit software and content developer that builds online communities, resources, and tools for informal science and engineering education. Science Buddies is best known for its award-winning, 15,000-page website (www.sciencebuddies.org) and its library of more than 1,000 Project Ideas (scientist-authored outlines that guide students in doing hands-on science projects). More than 12 million K-12 students, parents, and teachers utilized Science Buddies resources during 2011, a number equal to 20% of the entire U.S. K-12 student population. In April 2011, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the journal Science awarded the Science Buddies website the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education. The American Library Association, the Parents' Choice Foundation, and the SciLinks program of the National Science Teachers Association also recommend Science Buddies. The mission of Science Buddies is to help children from all walks of life build their literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.